Thunderstorm Wind — Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

2023-09-15 · near Toa Baja, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

$1K

Property damage

35 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A social media post showed photos of broken tree limbs from gusty winds of a strong thunderstorm. These limbs were obstructing part of PR-2 near Urb. Colinas and Sector Alto el Cabro. As a result, extensive traffic queues as emergency managers worked to clear the area.

Wider weather episode

Although the influence in the local weather due to Hurricane Lee was lessening, the wind flow remained from the south or slightly southeasterly. Under this wind flow, showers moved the Caribbean Sea into southern Puerto Rico, resulting in some water surges and rivers reaching flood stage. Strong thunderstorms also developed along the northern municipalities of Puerto Rico, with gusty winds causing minor damage to zinc roof and tree limbs down.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1128564. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.